Good evening, Central New York. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.
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Warm and humid overnight with areas of patchy fog developing and lows in the 60s. Tuesday will be hot and humid with afternoon showers and storms possible. Highs will climb into the 80s to around 90.
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Today's Big Stories
1. Harmful algal blooms found in Onondaga County waters
A week after harmful algal blooms were discovered in two Cayuga County lakes, Onondaga County is now facing a similar issue.
2. How mead is made from New York honey
Upstate New York has well-established craft beverages with hard cider, Finger Lakes wine and a variety of beers, but Elaine Ferrier, owner of Combgrown Mead, has taken to a different alcoholic drink.
3. Rochester PD: 2 dead, 5 wounded in shooting at Maplewood Park
Rochester police say two people are dead and five others are recovering after a mass shooting in Maplewood Park. According to investigators, officers were responding to reports of shots fired around 6:20 p.m. Sunday on Bridge View Drive. When police arrived, they say they found multiple people with gunshot wounds at a large gathering.
4. The psychology behind our connection with television and movies
"The Office," "Parks and Recreation," "Grey’s Anatomy," "Vampire Diaries," "This is Us," "Ted Lasso," "The Walking Dead," the list goes on when it comes to television shows that have left the world laughing and crying. The question: Why do we get so involved with these series? Turns out it's in our DNA.
5. Biden calls for Supreme Court term limits, amendment to reverse presidential immunity ruling
"This nation was founded on a simple yet profound principle: No one is above the law. Not the president of the United States," Biden wrote in an op-ed for The Washington Post. "Not a justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. No one."
6. House leaders announce members of bipartisan probe into Trump assassination attempt
House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced the membership of a new, bipartisan task force that will investigate the recent attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania.
In Case You Missed It
Onondaga County executive on Micron project's impact on the region
JoDee Kenney spoke with Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon about the opportunity to build traffic safety into road and highway projects underway to support the development of the multibillion-dollar Micron chip manufacturing facility.